{"id":181950,"date":"2025-08-28T08:22:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/181950\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:22:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:22:24","slug":"new-mural-at-project-angel-food-celebrates-compassion-for-angelenos-in-need-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/181950\/","title":{"rendered":"New mural at Project Angel Food celebrates compassion for Angelenos in need \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mng-gallery-initialized mng-gallery-slider\">\n<li data-index=\"1\" class=\"mng-ge mng-gallery-active\" id=\"mng-ge-0\" aria-hidden=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><img alt=\"Artist Robert Vargas is seen during the unveiling ceremony of...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"  \/>\n<p>Artist Robert Vargas is seen during the unveiling ceremony of his \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural at Project Angel Food\u2019s Vine Street headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.  (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"2\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Artist Robert Vargas\u2019 \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural depicting a goddess...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756369331_646_LDN-L-FOOD-MURAL-0828-08-SR.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Artist Robert Vargas\u2019 \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural depicting a goddess of maize with hands of a street vendor is unveiled at Project Angel Food\u2019s Vine Street headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.  (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"3\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Richard Ayoub, CEO of Project Angel Food, and artist Robert...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756369332_924_LDN-L-FOOD-MURAL-0828-11-SR-1.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Richard Ayoub, CEO of Project Angel Food, and artist Robert Vargas pose with volunteer Mia McGovern, staff members Laura Martin, Veniece Hobby and Carla Ozuna, who are all on Vargas\u2019 \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural at Project Angel Food\u2019s Vine Street headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 during the mural\u2019s unveiling. The center of the mural depicts a goddess of maize who has hands of a street vendor. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"4\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"With help from Richard Ayoub, CEO of Project Angel Food,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756369334_699_LDN-L-FOOD-MURAL-0828-06-SR.jpg\" \/>\n<p>With help from Richard Ayoub, CEO of Project Angel Food,  Supervisor Lindsey Horvath reads her proclamation to Artist Robert Vargas during the unveiling ceremony of Vargas\u2019 \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural at Project Angel Food\u2019s Vine Street headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.  (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"5\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Supervisor Lindsey Horvath and Artist Robert Vargas pose with an...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756369335_727_LDN-L-FOOD-MURAL-0828-07-SR.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Supervisor Lindsey Horvath and Artist Robert Vargas pose with an LA County proclamation during the unveiling ceremony of Vargas\u2019 \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural at Project Angel Food\u2019s Vine Street headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.  (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"6\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Artist Robert Vargas\u2019 \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural depicting a goddess...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756369336_399_LDN-L-FOOD-MURAL-0828-09-SR.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Artist Robert Vargas\u2019 \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural depicting a goddess of maize with hands of a street vendor is unveiled at Project Angel Food\u2019s Vine Street headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.  (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"7\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-6\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Activist Edward James Olmos takes a selfie with Francisco Perez,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756369338_771_LDN-L-FOOD-MURAL-0828-10-SR.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Activist Edward James Olmos takes a selfie with Francisco Perez, of Project Angel Food, during the unveiling ceremony of artist Robert Vargas\u2019 \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural at Project Angel Food\u2019s Vine Street headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. The mural depicts a goddess of maize who has hands of a street vendor. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"8\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-7\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Artist Robert Vargas\u2019 \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural depicting a goddess...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756369339_311_LDN-L-FOOD-MURAL-0828-03-SR.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Artist Robert Vargas\u2019 \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural depicting a goddess of maize with hands of a street vendor is unveiled at Project Angel Food\u2019s Vine Street headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.  (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"9\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-8\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Artist Robert Vargas poses for pictures during the unveiling of...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756369340_994_LDN-L-FOOD-MURAL-0828-04-SR.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Artist Robert Vargas poses for pictures during the unveiling of his \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural at Project Angel Food\u2019s Vine Street headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.  (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"10\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-9\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Artist Robert Vargas is hugged by activist Edward James Olmos...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756369341_351_LDN-L-FOOD-MURAL-0828-05-SR.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Artist Robert Vargas is hugged by activist Edward James Olmos during the unveiling ceremony of Vargas\u2019 \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural at Project Angel Food\u2019s Vine Street headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.  (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"11\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Artist Robert Vargas signs his \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural depicting...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756369343_793_LDN-L-FOOD-MURAL-0828-02-SR.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Artist Robert Vargas signs his \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural depicting a goddess of maize with hands of a street vendor during the unveiling at Project Angel Food\u2019s Vine Street headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.  (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"12\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-11\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Artist Robert Vargas signs shirts after his \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756369344_174_LDN-L-FOOD-MURAL-0828-01-SR.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Artist Robert Vargas signs shirts after his \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural of a goddess of maize with hands of a street vendor is unveiled at Project Angel Food\u2019s Vine Street headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 12<\/p>\n<p>Artist Robert Vargas is seen during the unveiling ceremony of his \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural at Project Angel Food\u2019s Vine Street headquarters in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.  (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project Angel Food unveiled a three-story mural on Thursday in Los Angeles, celebrating the importance of caring fpr immigrants in Southern California.<\/p>\n<p>Muralist Robert Vargas created the towering artwork, entitled \u201cNourishing the Community,\u201d on the south fa\u00e7ade of the nonprofit\u2019s Vine Street headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>The mural depicts a Latina goddess of maize offering food to the community, symbolizing compassion for residents of the neighborhood. Also pictured as members of Project Angel Food\u2019s staff and volunteers who nourish Angelenos in need. Vargas said the goddess\u2019 hands were based on those of a street vendor.<\/p>\n<p>Project Angel Food CEO Richard Ayoub, L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath and actor Edward James Olmos helped celebrate the unveiling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Artist Robert Vargas is seen during the unveiling ceremony of his \u201cNourishing the Community\u201d mural at Project Angel&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":181951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,2961,224,6080,5337,50,15418],"class_list":{"0":"post-181950","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-los-angeles","12":"tag-los-angeles-county","13":"tag-losangeles","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-nonprofits"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115105428919955045","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}